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[Funding alert] Edtech startup Lead School raises $30M in Series D led by GSV Ventures Lead School will use this round of fresh capital to accelerate its growth plans through brand branding, product roll-out, acquisitions, and hiring. 0 claps $30 million in Series D funding round led by global VC fund GSV Ventures along with WestBridge Capital, an existing investor. According to a statement by Lead School, this is GSV Venture’s first major investment in an India-based edtech firm. The startu...

This woman entrepreneur’s edtech startup aims to remove the ‘rote’ from learning Practically, co-founded by Charu Noheria, Subbarao Siddabattula, and Ilangovel Thulasimani, combines gamification techniques, immersive learning assets, test prep, and an AI-assisted study buddy in one compact cross-platform app. 0 claps Share on Charu Noheria’s parents, both doctors, held comfortable jobs as medical officers at a government-run institution. In their early 30s, they quit to start their own ...

In an effort to create equal opportunities and inspire more people to turn their passions into professions, Guru Randhawa joined Whiz League, as a strategic partner. Whiz League is a learning EdTech startup that offers pre-recorded courses by industry experts and leading new age professions.

For Ravish Agarwal, Siddharth Srivastava, and Swatantra Kumar, the world of edtech, startups, and skilling was nothing new. In fact, Ravish was already running an edtech startup and was also managing the India B2C business for an American education company, Udacity. Siddhartha and Swatantra have collective experience in companies like — Udacity, Placement, Lendingkart, and Yatra.  All the exposure to the startup and edtech world meant the trio felt there was a large gap to be addressed. ...

B2B edtech startup Classplus, which raised three rounds of funding in 2020, saw its tutor base grow 10X and topline surge 400 percent in the pandemic.

Second Most Valued Startup Of India, Byju’s Plans For An IPO In Next 18 To 24 Months Byjus learning app (Website/Amazon AWS) Led by Byju Raveendran, Bengaluru-based ed-tech startup Byjus on Monday (5 April) announced the purchase of Aakash Educational Services Ltd (AESL) for about $ one billion. Founded in 1988, Aakash Educational Services which owns and operates more than 200 physical tutoring centres serves more than 2,50,000 students preparing for admissions to top engineering and medic...

BYJUS completes Aakash Educational merger; founders become shareholders in edtech decacorn After three months of being in the works, BYJUS has completed the acquisition of Aakash Educational Services to create Indias largest omni-channel education company. 0 claps Share on BYJUS, the worlds most valuable edtech startup, has completed the acquisition of test prep service provider Blackstone Group-backed AESL has been operational for 33 years, during which it has expanded its presence to 215 co...

Byju’s acquires Aakash Educational Services Updated: Updated: April 05, 2021 17:01 IST According to sources, the deal is worth close to USD 1 billion (about ₹7,300 crore) - making it the biggest acquisition by Byju’s to date. Share Article AAA According to sources, the deal is worth close to USD 1 billion (about ₹7,300 crore) - making it the biggest acquisition by Byju’s to date. Ed-tech startup Byju’s on Monday said it has acquired Aakash Educational Services Ltd (AESL) to bolster ...

Matrix, Binny Bansal-backed 021 Capital bet on Crejo.Fun Premium 1 min read Debjyoti Roy Stealth mode edtech startup Crejo.Fun has secured ₹22 crore in pre-seed funding from Matrix Partners India and Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal-backed venture capital firm 021 Capital, two people briefed on the deal told VCCircle. Share Via Read Full Story Stealth mode edtech startup Crejo.Fun has secured ₹22 crore in pre-seed funding from Matrix Partners India and Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal-bac...

Ankit Gupta, CEO and Co-founder of edtech startup Quizizz Inc., in a fireside chat at YourStory’s Investor Summit 2021. The coronavirus pandemic brought several predicaments to the Indian economy and the business ecosystem. However, it compelled one and all to think digital and innovate in order to survive and thrive. While talking about the consequences of the events that unfolded last year in the edtech sector, Ankit said, “Technology became a must have in the education sector in the w...